“THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER”

‘Epic, moving and important’ ROBERT HARRIS

‘I’m not sure I’ve ever come across quite such a revelatory account of the Holocaust and yet despite the horror and the sadness it’s also a ‘memoir of miraculous survival’. I can’t recommend it enough’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ

‘A modern classic’ OBSERVER

‘An unforgettable epic of a book’ DAILY MAIL

From the long-time political commentator Daniel Finkelstein, a powerful memoir that explores the devastating experiences of both his mother and father during World War II. His mother, Mirjam Wiener, was the youngest of three daughters born in Germany. Her father, Alfred Wiener, was a distinguished hero of World War I and recognized as the first to perceive the existential threat that Hitler posed to the Jews.

The family drama continues as the family moves to Amsterdam and then to London, only to face the brutality of the Nazi regime. His father, Ludwik, came from a prosperous Jewish family, and his story highlights the atrocities that people suffered during the wartime period.

“Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad” is a moving and personal account of his parents’ experiences, describing persecution, survival, and the aftermath of totalitarianism. A story that with unexpected bravery reveals the lives of two ordinary families.

‘Danny Finkelstein has written an elegant and moving account of a family's history, shedding light on the history of the 20th century. If you want to understand Hitler and Stalin, read this book about the people whose lives were disrupted by them’ ANNE APPLEBAUM, author of Gulag: A History.

Pages: 496, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm